Marvelous Marchesa

I lust for any Marchesa gown. Never have I seen a master designer forms a beautiful designed sketch into 100% reality. Such meticulous details of glorious tulle and ruffles!

And here are unique rarely seen designs for your lovely eyes

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I heart this

Aroma Amore

I'm proud to say that I inhereted my appreciation to fine fragerences from my mother who no doubt inhereted it from my grandmother who valued fine Dehn Oud (arabic perfume). I confess that I barely use it if I'm going out to a public as it's not appropriate to have your scent noticed from a while away (I'm culturaly old school that way), but if there's an evening soiree, speci8fically a wedding, then I will gloriously shower myself in the finest of scents : )
I don't have a particular advise to you my dears on how to select a perfume but I'll tell you this. When you try out a perfume, spray it on your wrist, give it a minute to cool, then smell it. Don’t select a scent because it smells so great on your friend. Different bodies and pH levels can make the same bottle of perfume smell very different on two different people and lastly if you feel that the scent lifts your spirit and makes you feel attractive, then that is the scent for you. I leave you now with these soft images of sweet scents.

xoxo Noora

Off to London!

My dears I'm off to London for a week inshAllah. Believe it or not i've never really been to London so should be an interesting experience! Looking forward to spend quality time with my family and meet up with friends...and to be inspired of course! : )

xoxo Noora 

Wedding Day: Dos & Don'ts

My dear readers, my sincere apologies for not posting as often as I usually do, been busy runnin like a headless chicken in preparation for Eid!I've been reading some interesting articles from a fine author  (Johanna Docena) and I enjoyed some of her Dos and Dont's tips and included my own as there are MANY  things a bride in the UAE 9or anywhere) can do and CANNOT do. Now we all know that you worked your derrier off for months (or year) to make this wedding the wedding of your dreams. Everything is all set but before you enter the ballroom (or aisle) in all your bridal glory you need to remember these pointers that can make you a happy bride or a bitter one who'll end up in a state of "If onlys" for a very long time!

DOs

• Have a satisfying breakfast on the morning of your wedding, I promise you, you won't be able to eat properly after that.
• Have a bubble bath or dip in the tub, this will calm you tremedously
• Prepare early. Have your make-up and hair done ahead of time. Have your attendants arrive early too.
• French Manicure, unless you're a quirky bride, stick to soft french manicure so it won't overpower the gown
• Before reaching the Ballroom or aisle, do some facial exercises and take deep breathes so you wouldn't look too nervous. Nothing's more painful than a bride with a nervous smile, you'll look like you need to go to the loo!
• Interact with your guests especially your family. (GCC brides, please change the trend of walking on the catwalk, sitting saying quick hellos, then leaving with the groom. Try to interact more! Some fantastic brides broke that habbit and enjoyed the wedding as much as the happy guests)
• Enjoy your wedding day. Smile for God's Sake

DONTs

• Do not overdo the make-up. You want to be a more beautiful version of yourself not someone else (specifically a drag queen)
• Don’t be late. Nothing is uglier than a very late bride I assure you. For no matter how lovely the decor is people will always remember how late you were!
• You do not want to ruin the most important day in your life by getting involved in the details of the wedding, leave that stress to a reliable wedding planner or a relative with a very good taste.
• Practise, practise and practise walking in your gowns ladies!
• Do not forget to bring your sense of humor with you. You will need tons of this especially when things are not going the way you wanted to.

xoxo Noora

Inspirational Lo Bjurulf

Hello my dears, apologies for the slow posting but I've been busy with several projects (one of them is to create an official logo for this blog!)
Just wanted to share with you some fine work of photo stylist extaordinaire Lo Bjurulf. I stumbled upon this page (thank you creative mind for coming up with the strangest keywords to type on google) and was blown away! Many of her decor are ideas that can be inspirational in color and decor for a real wedding.

xoxo Noora

Charming Chairs

To those who've been to UAE or most GCC weddings a few years back, remember those annoyingly heavy chairs that we had to pull back from the table with such effort while holding our gowns so it wouldn't tear our gowns? Yes, I'm glad people have decided to move on and use classier chairs that are lighter in weight when puliing, pushing or carrying it.
But why not take it to another level and blend the chairs with the wedding theme? Sweep your guests and loved ones of their feet and on to you comfy and gorgeously creative chairs? Here are some lovely ideas of comfy, light and eye-appealing seatings.

xoxo  Noora

A henna inspired design on the back of the chairs. Keeping it traditional and creative.

A photo of chairs that got my attention in a boutique. Loved the feathery texture of the chair's back!

Loving the blend of the silver and soft pink, so perfect

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Wedding Stages

Hello my Dears!
Wedding Stages....what can I say...some get it beautifully right while some get it tragically wrong. Wedding stages in many Arabic and Asian weddings are the focal point of the entire event and it is crucial to pay attention to it and and keep a hawk-eye on the designer who's designing it.
There are no clear Dos and Don't on what a wedding stage ought to look like but there are tips that can ensure that you'll get the basics right from the wedding stage to dealing with the wedding stage designer:

• Do:  your research on the stage designers in your city and on the theme/color palette you're looking for
• Don't: listen to what the stage designer is selling to you, for example he might try to coerce you in going flower crazy with the decor and more flowers means more profit for him/her and more financial stress on you

If you'd like more crucial guidance on this topic feel free to email me or leave a comment, but for now I leave you with some inspirations for your eye's pleasure.

xoxo Noora

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